work through

verb

worked through; working through; works through
: to deal with (something that is difficult or unpleasant) successfully
He saw a psychologist to help him work through his depression.

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Take Hogarth, whose moral series seem to me to be exploring how storytelling works through metaphors of paths and journeys. Clare Bucknell, The New York Review of Books, 27 June 2026 But here, she’s forced into a lifeless film that only has the bones of what could have been a good story about trauma, either being consumed by it or working through it. Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 27 June 2026 Casad started helping him with the dairy, working through the night on his own farm. Emily Cureton Cook, ProPublica, 26 June 2026 Jose Morillo, 61, of Caracas, was waiting through the night to hear word about his missing brother as a rescue team was working through the debris, The Washington Post reported. David Chiu, PEOPLE, 26 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for work through

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“Work through.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/work%20through. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.

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